Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Administrative Ofticials Without an efficient system of administration, Indiana University would be in great difficulties when monetary and scholastic records were to he consulted. It is through this system that the affairs of the University are kept in order, and checks are made upon the students ' records. It is through the staff of the administration that the University can accurately keep in touch with the students. At registration time the offices in Maxwell are the busiest places on the campus, and the long- queues of registrants give one an impression of the true size of the School. As registrar, John V. Cravens directs enrolment and classification, main- taining a large office in Maxwell Hall for these pur- poses. U. H. Smith, bursar, controls the finances of the University, handles student fees, and over- sees the hundreds of details essential to the accurate administration of university accounts. Samuel E. Smith Vice-President Board of Trustees In charge of Indiana ' s ex- tramural activities, as provost, Dr. Smith has furthered the development of the Indianap- olis branches. As vice-president of the Board of Trustees, he has been especially active in encouraging the growth of the Long and Riley Hospitals. Jolm W. Cravens Registrar U. H. Smith Bursar A graduate of Indiana in 1897, John W. Cravens has been associated with the growth of Indiana Uni- versity as its registrar since that time. He has held the positions of presidential elector, member of the State Legislature, and has been secretary of the Uni- versity since 1915. At sixty-one, he is one of Indiana ' s grand voung men. U. H. Smith, the Bursar of Indiana University, is one of the busiest men in the administration. He not only manages the financial affairs of the institu- tion, but also teaches in the Commerce School. For a time Mr. Smith resided in Colorado, and later was assistant registrar here. [PAGE 27]

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lames W. Fesler President Board, of Trustees There has been no more loyal supporter of Indiana University during the past twenty-five years than James W. Fesler, president of the Board of Trustees. An out- standing lawyer of Indianapo- lis, Mr. Fesler has ever found time to devote energy to the furtherance of Indiana ' s tra- ditions and ideals. oarcl oi AnuLstfees Although it receives no flamboyant publicity, the Board of Trustees is the element which keeps In- diana University functioning. The important de- cisions affecting the problems of the school are made by this board, which has the co-operation of President Bryan and the faculty. It bears the weight of the more important responsibilities of the School, one of the more recent decisions being the sanction- ing of the purchase of the Indiana Dental College as a part of the University. OFFICERS James William Fesler, President Samuel Edwin Smith, Vice-President John W. Cravens, Secretary Edwin Corr, Treasurer Samltel Edwin Smith Charles Mahlon Niezer James William Fesler Benjamin Franklin Long Ira Coleman Batman George A. Ball Frank Helton Hatfield Mrs. Sanford F. Teter T he Board of Trustees [PAGE 26]

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Dean C. E. Edmondson No figure about the campus is better known, and few are more popular, than that of C. E. Edmondson, Dean of Men. He it is before whom recalcitrant students are haled for infringement of Univer- sity rules. He is the official who regulates interclass activi- ties, and on Cap Night wel- comes the freshmen into full participation of University life. D cans o fM en Probably the most upbraided men on the campus, and holding without a doubt the one job where there is no thankfulness, at least from those who have oc- casion to call on them, Deans C. E. Edmondson and Charles J. Sembower deal their decisions with per- fect equanimity. Holding forth in two of the smallest offices in Maxwell Hall, and keeping open house for wrong- doers during certain hours of the day, these men have a way of delving into misdemeanors in such a manner that, after a brief talk, one is convinced that hanging is too good a punishment, and one comes out a very chastened and repentant culprit. The oracles of ancient Greece had little on these men, for there is little that escapes them in campus happenings. After once answering the summons of the white card, one marvels at the thoroughness of their work. Though often discussed in fireside ses- sions in expletives that have no place in parlor con- versation, in reality they are human, and probably their work is just as distasteful to them as it proves to some of us. Dean Charles J. Sembower From material for big league baseball to the position of a dean in a great university seems a long step to some people, but it is true of Charles J. Sembower, Dean of Men. His continued interest in the major sports has long won for him the title of the Godfather of Indiana Athletics. [PAGE 28 ]